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Saturday, 27 November 2010

Rourke Van Dal & LAB new print release


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Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Freak Show - Brighton UK 30th April



FreakShow , Opening night on the 30th April from 7pm to 9pm
Brighton Freakshow is a carefully hand selected illustration show exhibiting some of Brighton's finest image making talent. Appropriately housed in the epic setting of St. Peters Church, Freakshow will form part of the 2010 Open House Festival in Brighton, UK. The exhibition is curated by Johnny McCulloch and Mega Munden.


The Exhibition will run every saturday throughout May between 10am and 5.30pm.
Featuring Luke Insect, Shan Jiang, Mega Mundan, Neil Davis & many more.
St. Peter's Church, York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU UK


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Sunday, 21 March 2010

SUPEROBOTURBO STORIES



A couple of weeks go we ran a competition to win some Superoboturbo prints. All you had to do was email us with what you thought was going on in his latest print. There are some VERY strange people out there (you know who you are!). We have selected five winners and would like to share their stories.

He used to be able to make her smile. (by Mark Stevenson)

Time was, when she was feeling low, he'd put a record on - some knowingly ironic un-funk, squelchy synths and clipping drum machines - and make an exhibition of himself.  Awkward dancing was something that came naturally to him: he had two left feet and neither of them seemed to know what the other was doing.  He'd realised a long time ago that he couldn't dance, and she knew it too.  In fact, she loved him for it, in a stupid lind of way.  He'd look a dick, but she'd laugh and throw a cushion at him, and the clouds would part to reveal a crystal blue sky.

Lately, though, the clouds had grown heavy and dark, and all the bad dancing in the world couldn't lift them.  He watched her for hours trying to figure out what was going on behind her eyes.  Something had occupied her mind, it seemed, and he didn't know how to dispell this unwelcome visitor.  And so he danced, with feet of lead and a strange feeling in his chest.  He didn't know what else to do.

Lovebirds (by Steven Janssens)

The character on the left is a woman (a ”bird”), hence the little bird in the head. She is madly in love (check out the heart on her right knee) with the guy on the right. She has clearly expressed her feelings to the guy; her mask came off as they say (here in Belgium), she hides her feelings no longer.  You can see the artist has taken this “mask came off” thing pretty seriously; she holds her mask in her arms.

The guy has clearly got mixed emotions; he still doesn’t know whether or not to let his feelings go freely or not. He is in emotional turmoil, crying and generally into a “not knowing what to do kinda state of mind”. He wants to run away ! He ponders between love (left side of head; heart coming out) and hate (right side, the little thunderstorm icon). What’s even worse, he has got butterflies in his stomach but doesn’t interpret this correctly. “I just ate a large curry and that’s causing this odd-stomachy-feeling... This ain’t love”.

The bird remains calm and quiet... She knows he will understand soon. The “understanding” meaning they will both speak the same language. Yes indeed, you will have noticed the bloke has got a little bird on his hand... Soon these two birds will talk to each other, meaning they will let go of all fears. You can even see the bird on the bloke’s hand is looking into the direction of the girlie bird. Aaah there is an opening. Lovebirds... Ain’t it beautiful !

The ballad of chirpy and quirky
(by Fe Murray)
 
Sailing on a cloud of light early one spring morning quirky heard a sound of pure delight. It was bright and clear echoing around his ears hypnotizing him with each sweet melodic strain. He circled round the heavens casting beams of rainbow light down to earth..for he must illuminate this enchanting sound and immerse himself in its charm.

Then the shiniest prism of light danced over his retinas and carried with it the dynamic electro funk of chirpy’s song. Quirky’s ears buzzed with lightning and he wept with joy at the sound of that pure harmony. There Chirpy stood.. with head in her hands humility and the most dazzling jewel colors emitting from her diamond lips forming perfect prism notes that reflected straight into Quirky’s soul.

Together their palettes formed all the colors of the universe and every tune of love into the ever-after.

Untitled
(by Forrest Clingerman)

She wanted to find a way to his heart after all the pain she caused. “A bird in the head is worth two in the bush,” she thought.  Timid, shy, clutching her bag like a schoolgirl.  But her unfaithfulness bled through, as the illicit phone number within seemed to transform her bag into the visage of her lover.
 
In desperation, she opened her mind to him - for the first time - as he was walking away for the last time. 
 
He, on the other hand, was conflicted.  The chirping of the bird reminded him of times past.  Tears flowed as he thought of everything he had given up: his status, his livelihood, his starting position with Ajax.  But although his words were filled with jagged corners, his heart spoke a different language.  It was a language that dripped onto the floor in pools of desire and love, death and life.  Even in his loins he felt the danger.  His passion was unabated by his reason.
 
As he ran away, leaving feelings on the floor for the janitor to clean up, he held on to the reminder of the bird in her head. 



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Thursday, 4 March 2010

EAST IS EAST, HACKNEY WICK 04/03/10



LAB good friends Busk, Run & Blam present East is East with Nasimo and Kennardphillipps. Launch Thursday from 6pm.
Formans Smokehouse Gallery, Stour road, Fish Island, Hackney Wick, E3 2NT.



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Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Bazaart Sneak preview

Here's a sneaky peak from the LAB Bazaart show, roll on Thursday night!

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Thursday, 12 March 2009

Street Style Interview with Jason from Little Art Book

From the interview:

While the debate about ‘street art’ versus ‘graffiti’ continues to rage on in modern society, some savvy street-art lovers with an entrepreneurial spirit have decided to promote certain artists rather than castigate. One such purveyor of fine street art is Jason Kinsella, co-director of Little Art Book (LAB). Soon to be launched in Australia, this funky site (www.littleartbook.com) is filled with boundary-smashing works and artists with mind-bending names. We talk to Jason about LAB…

For the full interview click here




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Sunday, 8 March 2009

Dan Kitchener - Prodigy Tour Poster

Here's a sneak peak at Dan Kitchener's new Prodigy tour poster. We LOVE it!

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Thursday, 19 February 2009

Prodigy Print gets a make over.



LAB's Mo Coppoletta VS Prodigy print re painted in Hungary

One very creative and talented painter has reproduced the very excellent Mo Coppoleta print for all to see on the streets of Hungary.

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Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Nightmare Before Christmas Pictures

Better Late than never, we finally got it together to get the photo's up from our regular superstar photographer Jo Wilson.

The Nightmare Before Christmas show was put together in three days with the amazing effort of the artists, LAB & Day Dream Network. When we first walked into the space 9am on a freezing cold Sunday morning the revelers were still enjoying the refreshments. Everyone pitched in teamed together to create what was the Nightmare Before Christmas. The photo diary follow's the days up to the party. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did putting the show together.
Special Thanks to Focus for bringing our attention to the location. Look out for his latest print exclusivly through LAB in the next few weeks.

Click Here for all the Photo's

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